HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 c667W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the ratio of doctors to people in England. [24717]

Mr. Hutton

The data requested are shown in the table.

England at 30 September 2000 Number Numbers per 100,000 population
All NHS doctors 97,440 194.9
of which
All GMPS (including GP Retainers)1 31,370 62.7
All HCHS Staff2 66,070 132.1
of which
Consultants 24,310 48.6
1General Medical Practitioners (including GP Retainers) inclused Unrestricted Principals, PMS Salaried GPS, PMS Contacted GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA), and PMS Others. 2Excludes Medical Hospital Practitioners and Medical Clinical Assistants, most of whom are also General Practitioners working part-time in hospitals.

Notes:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Unrounded figures were used in all calculations.

These are NHS doctors only. These figures do not show private practice doctors or doctors that are registered but not working.

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

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